Richard II of England

He has a daughter by his first wife, Anne of Bohemia, born between 1387-1390. This would make her roughly the same age as the future Henry V. When Henry IV overthrows Richard II, wouldn't he desire that his son marry this princess? If he does marry her, how does this affect his plans for claiming the French throne? Let's assume that she's still alive in 1415.
 
If Richard's daughter Bridget (lets call her that, okay, the Bridgettine worship was spreading in England at that time) is born in 1390 can she fall in love with a captive James I of Scotland and bust him out off his imprisonment and run off to Scotland as soon as they are able?

I'm just dying to see Henry, prince of Wales face when he realises that his bethrothed has run off with his most valuable prisoner. Oh, the shenanigans...
 
If Richard's daughter Bridget (lets call her that, okay, the Bridgettine worship was spreading in England at that time) is born in 1390 can she fall in love with a captive James I of Scotland and bust him out off his imprisonment and run off to Scotland as soon as they are able?

I'm just dying to see Henry, prince of Wales face when he realises that his bethrothed has run off with his most valuable prisoner. Oh, the shenanigans...
Lol.

Young Bridget Joan would probably be betrothed off to whomever Richard II decides is heir presumptive (or heir to the said hp) since the claim she could carry would be far too valuable. Unless of course he uses her as a prize between whichever line is most useful Mortimer or Lancaster.
If she's unmarried by the time of his deposition then Bolingbroke marries her to Monmouth or packs her off to a very secure convent.
 
I think that since Richard was desposed at the time she would have been 9 she most likely would have been unmarried. Wedding her to Henry of Monmouth would have been the wisest. But perhaps she and James can run off right before her marriage and she becomes queen of Scotland anyway!
 
I think that since Richard was desposed at the time she would have been 9 she most likely would have been unmarried. Wedding her to Henry of Monmouth would have been the wisest. But perhaps she and James can run off right before her marriage and she becomes queen of Scotland anyway!
Iirc correctly betrothals for princesses were often done young giving time for her to grow up among her betrothed's family before the marriage takes place. So it wouldn't be too absurd for her to already be betrothed to Monmouth or Mortimer. Any reason you like the elopement or is it just the romance? :winkytongue:
 
No way in hell is Henry IV bethrothing Bridget to anyone but his own heir. Her claim is way to dangerous to let loose, it will bring trouble and besides, her marriage to prince Hal brings more legitimacy as well.

I like the elopement because I have a soft spot for James I, I like to see Henry IV suffer and a princess who gives the man who murdered/desposed her father a big finger and ran off to the enemy is so dear to my heart. Richard II would roll in his grave....of laughter.
 
No way in hell is Henry IV bethrothing Bridget to anyone but his own heir. Her claim is way to dangerous to let loose, it will bring trouble and besides, her marriage to prince Hal brings more legitimacy as well.
Henry wouldn't but Richard might betrothe her to Mortimer while he's King if he wants to secure Mortimer as heir.
Though the most probable course is that he dangles her in from of both to keep them in line. That could prevent the events that lead to Bolingbroke's disgrace and flight abroad.

I like the elopement because I have a soft spot for James I, I like to see Henry IV suffer and a princess who gives the man who murdered/desposed her father a big finger and ran off to the enemy is so dear to my heart. Richard II would roll in his grave....of laughter.
Hehe.
 
Oh I thought that you meant that Henry would betroth her to Mortimer, not Richard and kind of went WTF on that.

Come on, can't you imagine the scenario when the almost to be married princess of wales runs to Scotland with the captive king? I mean the look on Henry IV's face might kill him alone and Prince Hal being SOOOO embaressed and publicly shamed in England. I mean come on, the gossip in the taverns of london would be hysterical.

And then Bridget happily becomes the mother of a large Stuart family and they live happily ever after. No stabby murder of James.
 
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